Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Advanced Community Practitioner - Physiotherapist

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Job summary

The role is a key clinical leadership role focused on delivering physiotherapy and case management for patients with complex needs within community discharge hubs, interim health-funded beds, and inpatient setting on Chartridge Ward. The postholder will lead on holistic assessment, discharge planning, and collaborative care, ensuring timely and safe transitions of care. They will also support the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and deputise for the Clinical Operational Lead when required.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide advanced physiotherapy input across all Community Discharge Hubs, Interim Health Funded (IHF) beds, BHT hospitals, and other locality-based inpatient settings to support the delivery of a responsive and efficient discharge hub service.
  • Deliver skilled, holistic assessments and case management for patients with complex health and rehabilitation needs, ensuring accurate identification of ongoing care and therapy requirements.
  • Proactively case manage patients within complex health and rehabilitation needs in designated bed bases, creating and implementing person-centred discharge plans that optimise outcomes and reduce readmission risk.
  • Lead by example in intensive case management, holding responsibility for a defined caseload of patients with highly complex needs, while also supporting the wider team in managing similar patients.
  • Act as a resource and educator for members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), helping to develop their ability to deliver proactive and intensive case management and discharge planning
  • To develop and evaluate systems and processes that support enhanced case management across health and care services.
  • Engage and collaborate with external partners and agencies (e.g., social care, voluntary sector, primary care) to ensure smooth and safe discharge planning and to prevent failed or delayed discharges.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

  • As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

  • We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  • Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum - pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

434-CR7493397-B

Job locations

Amersham Hospital

Amersham

HP70JD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 3-4 years working experience at Band 6 level in the NHS
  • Relevant post registration specialist/clinical experience and competence
  • Experience in student clinical supervision
  • Experience of working as advanced practitioner/case manager
  • Experience in supervision of junior staff
  • In-depth experience of interagency and partnership working
  • Professional practice and leadership including day-today staff managemen
  • Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
  • Leading complex care co-ordination

Desirable

  • Participation in audit and research activities
  • Demonstration of having initiated change of practice or process following identification of clinical or service need

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC
  • Educated to Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
  • Relevant post graduate clinical training

Desirable

  • Clinical educator's course
  • Recognised management or leadership qualification

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
  • Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
  • Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
  • Ability to work autonomously without supervision
  • Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against wellreasoned standards
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
  • Advanced knowledge in Discharge planning
  • Commitment to equal opportunities and antidiscriminatory practice
  • Self motivated

Special Circumstances

Essential

  • Physical ability and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area
  • Ability to participate weekend and bank holiday working
  • Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire; Business insurance
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 3-4 years working experience at Band 6 level in the NHS
  • Relevant post registration specialist/clinical experience and competence
  • Experience in student clinical supervision
  • Experience of working as advanced practitioner/case manager
  • Experience in supervision of junior staff
  • In-depth experience of interagency and partnership working
  • Professional practice and leadership including day-today staff managemen
  • Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
  • Leading complex care co-ordination

Desirable

  • Participation in audit and research activities
  • Demonstration of having initiated change of practice or process following identification of clinical or service need

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC
  • Educated to Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
  • Relevant post graduate clinical training

Desirable

  • Clinical educator's course
  • Recognised management or leadership qualification

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
  • Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
  • Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
  • Ability to work autonomously without supervision
  • Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against wellreasoned standards
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
  • Advanced knowledge in Discharge planning
  • Commitment to equal opportunities and antidiscriminatory practice
  • Self motivated

Special Circumstances

Essential

  • Physical ability and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area
  • Ability to participate weekend and bank holiday working
  • Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire; Business insurance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Amersham Hospital

Amersham

HP70JD


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Amersham Hospital

Amersham

HP70JD


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Operational Lead

Emily Wakefield

emily.wakefield9@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum - pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

434-CR7493397-B

Job locations

Amersham Hospital

Amersham

HP70JD


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